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Wayuu-English-Spanish Dictionary

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Diccionario <strong>Wayuu</strong><br />

www.wayuu.webonary.org<br />

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maldad o de la tentación de alguien<br />

amaꞌülapalaa vs be target or victim of someone’s evil or temptation ser blanco o víctima de la maldad o de la tentación de<br />

alguien<br />

Sümaꞌülapalashi taya yolujaa. A devil tempted me to do it.<br />

amalain cf: achekaa. nposs attraction atracción tü wayuu kamalainkat amüin nünüiki Jesús the people to whom Jesus’<br />

message was attractive<br />

amalajaa (der. of malaa) vt 1. attribute worthlessness to despreciar 2. consider to be a fool darle por tonto<br />

sümalajüin jia wayuu even though people consider you to be a fool 3. blaspheme blasfemar<br />

mayaashiije<br />

amalajawaa vi 1. give up, quit desanimarse, dejar sin cumplir amalajawaa suulia anoujaa, aꞌyatawaa, oꞌunaa be deterred<br />

/ give up / quit / give up plans of believing, working, going desanimarse / dejar incumplido de creer, trabajar, salir 2. be or<br />

become useless, worthless ser inútil Soto jaaꞌin sünain nnojoleerüin sümalajaain tü anasükat jaaꞌinrakat nümüin.<br />

Remember that the good that you do for him will not be worthless. 3. be or become ruined, destroyed ser destruído, ser<br />

arruinado<br />

amaleiwase {poss. of Maleiwa} nposs god dios<br />

amaleꞌeiwaꞌaya [Note: Requires a person prefix agreeing with the referent.] cf: amaiwa. adv rel in its beginning a su<br />

principio ¿Kasa kasitka sümaleꞌeiwaꞌaya süpüla perainjatüin shia, nücheꞌe Limper? What happened first / what was<br />

initially responsible that it was cut off, Limper’s ear? ¿Qué pasó al principio / primero para que se cortara la oreja de Limper?<br />

amanee nposs 1. kindness, grace, goodwill bondad, buena voluntad 2. affection cariño<br />

süpüshua pümüin. My loving affection, which is so great, is all for you.<br />

•kamanewaa kind<br />

•mamanewaa rude<br />

Chi tamanee miyoꞌushikai maꞌi,<br />

amaneejaa vt hobble manear<br />

Nümaneejüin tü püliikkat. He is hobbling the donkey.<br />

amanijawaa vt drive (a vehicle) manejar (un vehículo)<br />

amaünajaa cf: maüna, maünaa. vi collect payment for harm to a person cobrar por daño a una persona Anasü<br />

pükaaliijüle taya sünain amaünajaa nümüin chi taꞌünüükai. Please help me bring my claim (for wrongs) against my<br />

adversary. cf: achekajaa 2.<br />

amaüsijaa (fr. var. amaüsajaa) vt 1. tame domar, amansar<br />

alumajaa. 2. make holy, sanctify santificar syn: aꞌanamiawaa.<br />

Matüjainsat amaüsijünaa. It cannot be tamed. syn:<br />

amawaa cf: amaa 1. 1. vt take llevar Chejeeshii waya nipialuꞌujee Pedro, nnojoishi nia wapüla süpüla nümaain waya.<br />

We went to Pedro’s house and he wasn’t there to take us. Fuimos a la casa de Pedro y no estaba para llevarnos. cf:<br />

eꞌikajawaa, oꞌuniraa. 2. vi accompany, go with, be with acompañar Julio, nuchuntaain naaꞌinyaka nümaweein<br />

apünüinsü wayuu sünainmüin tü maünakat. Julio decided three persons should go with him to collect the payment. Julio<br />

decidía que le acompañaran tres personas para el cobro.<br />

amayawaa vi hurry up apurarse<br />

amojujaa vt damage; harm dañar; perjudicar<br />

está dañando el camino.<br />

¡Pümayaa! Hurry! ¡Apúrate! syn: ountawaa.<br />

Tü kemionkat sumojujüin tü wopukot. The car is damaging the road. El carro<br />

Namojujain sukuaippa wayuu. They bring ruin to people. cf: eewain.<br />

amojula nposs the bad of lo malo de<br />

aꞌanasia 1.<br />

sümojula wayaawa the spoiled guayabas (the bad ones of the guayabas) ant:<br />

amojulaa aaꞌin cf: mojuu aaꞌin. vi be anxious estar ansioso Amojulairü waaꞌin pünain shiiꞌiree weꞌrüin pia. We were<br />

getting anxious to see you (if a person had been missing awhile). Estamos ansiosos de verte.<br />

amosoꞌola nposs pompom pompón, borla<br />

amouyuu {fr. var. of amuuyuu}<br />

amuchi {fr. var. of amüchi}<br />

sümosoꞌola siꞌira belt pompoms

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